Salaries in Texas for Professionals in International Business and Affairs

According to the US Department of Commerce International Trade Administration, the value of goods and services exported from Texas to foreign markets around the world was $289 billion in 2014 alone.

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Such a high level of trade supported more than 1.1 million jobs in the state that year—many of them high-paying positions for multinational executives, trade compliance officers and other international business professionals, as well as highly-compensated international relations specialists working as security analysts, policy advisors, diplomats and more.

International Business Professional Salaries in Texas

Shown here are salary values for corporate management and specialist positions in Texas frequently involved in international trade and commerce (US Department of Labor, 2014):

The US Department of Labor provides a detailed analysis of international business salaries in Texas (2014):

*These values are equal to or greater than $90 an hour or $187,1799 a year. The US Department of Labor does not report salary data beyond these values.

International Relations Professional Salaries in Texas

Having a strong international presence is so important to Texas that it has World Affairs Council offices located throughout the state in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston.

Nonprofits are a major economic force in Texas and employed 403,196 people in 2008 according to a joint report released by the Texas Center for Social Impact and the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. In addition to the numerous nonprofits in Texas, state and federal agencies all rely on the expertise of professionals with expertise in international relations and tend to compensate them highly for this knowledge.

A 2013 article in The Dallas Morning News reported that 100 people who worked at Dallas-Fort Worth nonprofits earned at least $500,000 a year in total compensation. Charity Navigator surveyed the median compensation for the CEOs of nonprofits involved in international relations that were located in the Southwestern region of the US, to include Texas (2013):

• Large charities – $264,547
• Medium charities – $135,506
• Small charities – $90,724

Shown are salary values for professions that frequently involve international relations experience and expertise (US Department of Labor, 2014):

The US Department of Labor provides a detailed analysis of international relations salaries in Texas (2014):

*These values are equal to or greater than $90 an hour or $187,1799 a year. The US Department of Labor does not report salary data beyond these values.

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